{"conversationCode":"431-008","tapeNumber":431,"conversationNumber":8,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-431-008","startDateTime":"1973-04-26T20:52:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-04-26T20:54:00.000Z","startDate":"26-Apr-1973","startTime":"3:52 PM","endDate":"26-Apr-1973","endTime":"3:54 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\");","description":"On April 26, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:52 pm to 3:54 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 431-008 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 431-008\n\nDate: April 26, 1973\nTime: 3:52 pm - 3:54 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nThe President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.\n\n[See Conversation No. 045-009]","filename":["431-008.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")"],"prevCode":"431-007","nextCode":"431-009","transcript":[{"start":2.78,"end":3.19,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":5.24,"end":5.65,"text":"Okay."},{"start":6.72,"end":7.54,"text":"Can I come over?"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman briefly coordinate an upcoming meeting to discuss sensitive matters. The conversation serves primarily as a logistical check-in, with Haldeman requesting authorization to join the President in person. This short exchange sets the stage for a subsequent, more substantive discussion regarding the escalating pressures facing the administration.","topics":["H. R. Haldeman","Logistics","White House operations","Presidential scheduling"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T19:44:04.485Z"},"topicSlugs":["h-r-haldeman","logistics","white-house-operations","presidential-scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":14,"audioFiles":[{"file":"431-008.mp3","bytes":452608,"durationSec":14.03,"bitrate":258141,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:04.105Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/431-008.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/431-008","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/431/conversation-431-008","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}